Patents by Inventor Benjamin S. Ber

Benjamin S. Ber has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dental repair material
    Patent number: 8436071
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an improved dental composition useful in the repair of cavities, apex repairs, root perforations and root canals. Disclosed is a dental composition and dental composition additive which have improved handling characteristics, for example improved viscosity and setting time. The addition of effective amounts of a modified cellulose and calcium chloride to available dental repair compounds, such as mineral trioxide compound, results in the improved dental composition without affecting the other characteristics of the dental repair compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Saint Louis University
    Inventors: John F. Hatton, Benjamin S. Ber, Gregory P. Stewart
  • DENTAL REPAIR MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120073469
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an improved dental composition useful in the repair of cavities, apex repairs, root perforations and root canals. Disclosed is a dental composition and dental composition additive which have improved handling characteristics, for example improved viscosity and setting time. The addition of effective amounts of a modified cellulose and calcium chloride to available dental repair compounds, such as mineral trioxide compound, results in the improved dental composition without affecting the other characteristics of the dental repair compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: John F. Hatton, Benjamin S. Ber, Gregory P. Stewart